Michael Bugeja
Photo by Patty Trom-Bird
Director and Professor
Office:
101A Hamilton Hall
515-294-0481
Favorite Experience
Working for a week at The Des Moines Register. For images and information, see: My Register Experience
Year at ISU
2003Education
- Ph.D., English, Oklahoma State University, 1985.
- M.S., Mass Communication, South Dakota State University, 1976.
- B.A., German, Saint Peter’s College, 1974.
Teaching and Research
Media ethics, magazine writing, news writing, new technologies, and interpersonal communication.
Publications
- Creative and nonfiction works have appeared in Harper’s, Georgia Review, Kenyon Review, Sewanee Review, Chronicle of Higher Education, The Chronicle Review, Editor & Publisher, Quill, among others. Commentaries on ethics have been featured in Newsday, Florida Today, American Journalism Review, Rocky Mountain News, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, CBS radio and the Fox News Network. Author of 19 books, including "Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age," "Living Without Fear: Understanding Cancer and the New Therapies," "Living Ethics: Developing Values in Mass Communication" and "Guide to Writing Magazine Nonfiction."
Major Awards
- Recipient of two outstanding "University Professor" awards (chosen by the student body of Ohio University); AMOCO Outstanding Teacher Award (chosen by the student body of Oklahoma State University); recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and Ohio Arts Council and a culture grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Experience
- Worked as a reporter, correspondent and state editor for United Press International. Served as newspaper adviser for The Daily O’Collegian, Oklahoma State University. Held such academic positions as associate professor, Paul Miller School of Journalism and Broadcasting, Oklahoma State University, 1979-86; professor, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, 1986-2003; and associate director, Scripps School of Journalism, 2001-03.
Current Projects
Book proposals, journalism assignments
Current Research
- media ethics, technology
Committees
- ISU Strategic Planning Task Force
Clubs
- President, Ames Coin Club
News Sources
ABC News, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Fox News
Favorite Books
- A Clockwork Orange
- Brave New World
- 1984
- Animal Farm
- Der Zug War Punctlich
Favorite Musicians
- Jimi Hendrix
- Grace Slick
- Eric Clapton
- Led Zeppelin
- Leonard Cohen
Hobbies
- Hiking
- training my German Shepherd
- playing with my son Mikayle
- video gaming
Favorite Movies
- Goodfellows
- The Godfather I and II
- Good Night and Good Luck
- All the President's Men
- Signs